Happy Halloween! … & Happy New Year! ( @evernightpub @rmsotera #writer #so )

Hi everyone! Happy Halloween! And to my fellow Wiccans and those of a similar faith, Happy New Year!
* “Happy New Year?” you say. Well, yes. According to Pagan Wiccan About.com “Sunset on Samhain is the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The old year has passed, the harvest has been gathered, cattle and sheep have been brought in from the fields, and the leaves have fallen from the trees. The earth slowly begins to die around us.” Though as per Suite101 article says “some modern witches feel that the day that follows the winter solstice festival of Yule is the true Wiccan New Year.” Either way, going into a new year is usually a good time to review the year that just passed, wrap up and clear out the old and start looking toward the next year. (For more on Samhain, visit Chalice Centre)
* So I’m here today to discuss the top ten things I’d like to do differently in 2013. Granted, this list is pretty much the same as the list I made for 2012, but shortly after I created it, my health tanked and life went topsy turvey. But as they say, if you fall of the horse, get back on and try again. :)

10 – Decrease stress / be more forgiving of self These should occur with ease as the rest of my list happens. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t still be mindful of my stress level and take measures to make myself relax and not worry so much. And if for some reason I backslide from any of my goals, I need to not freak out about it so much…just get back up on the proverbial horse and get on with things.
9 – Write down my goals My game plan is in my head, but what I really need to do is write down my goals, post them on my desk where I can see them and keep them in the forefront of my mind.
8 – Continue to utilize social media Continue trying to be a bit more chatty on Twitter and Facebook. See reasoning for why I’m not/it’s difficult for me in #6.
7 – Continue utilizing my blog(s) Along the lines of #8, I’d like to become more open and share my thoughts & life on my blogs (C.R. Moss blog & Double D blog & Casey Moss blog) to help vary it from the interviews, guest posts, and line sharing I already do. But again, see number six as to why this is tough for an individual like me.
6 – More public appearances Public appearances? Isn’t that what the social media and blogging is about? Well, yes and no. Here I’m talking about getting off-line, out of my comfort zone and being more social in the real world when it comes to my writing career and personal life. I’m an introvert though and being out in the public eye isn’t always the easiest thing. (myths about introverts) I am making strides in being more visible and getting out there. In 2011 I went to a couple of cons and in 2012 I attended a few more: EPICon; Arizona Dreamin’; RomCon; & KillerCon. I was afraid of freezing like a deer in headlights when I was in front of people discussing my work. Thankfully I didn’t. ;) In 2013 I’m looking into going to EPICon again, to the World Horror Convention 2013 in New Orleans & a writer/reader con here in Las Vegas in August http://romancenovelconvention.com/. Going to those will depend upon finances, but there are two I’ll definitely be at: KillerCon and a new readers’ convention here in Las Vegas: Hot Mojave Knights
5 – Get some sun everyday What can I say, I spend a lot of time inside (too much time actually) at my computer working on stories and doing promotion, which makes me miss the hours that the sun is up and shining. I’ll have to be sure to catch some rays on a regular basis for sunlight’s vitamin D and mood enhancing properties.
4 – Get some exercise everyday Like I said in number five, I spend a lot of time at the computer which means I spend a lot of time being sedentary. Not good. I really need to be better about this and start walking and weight lifting again to combat the spread. Thing is, there are so many places here in Las Vegas I could go to walk around and people watch at, it’s a wonder I don’t take better advantage of the opportunity. Think of all the research I could do for stories!
3 – Eat better In line with getting some sun and exercise, I need to eat better foods and not grab junk food when I’m deep into work (or even when I’m not deep into writing). What’s the point of building a prosperous writing career if I’m not feeding the machine properly and being healthy, right?
2 – Write at least five days a week Confession time… I’m one of those writers who likes to be inspired, at least a little, before I sit down to write. Except this hasn’t been working for me very well. I’ve been writing in spurts, a whole lot at one time then nothing for a while. But to meet my goals, I have to be more consistent. I need to make sure I’m doing something at least five days a week so my series stories can get done. There’s the Wild West stories in the Double D Ranch Tales saga. There are some stories I’m working on that follows up with the characters from my story Chasing Miss Kringle that’s in EP’s holiday anthology Stockings & Suspenders. Then there are the urban fantasy stories under my Casey Moss pen name that follow the story line started in AFK in Evernight’s Keyboards and Kink anthology. Then there are several other stories I’m accountable for and ideas I’d like to get started on and done as soon as possible, but I have to plant butt in chair and write. And getting the books written will only happen if I write every day and keep distractions at bay.
1 - Time management Can I say it again? Time management… Time management… Time management… Once upon a time, I used to be really good at it. Then again, I also used to be really busy and as ‘they’ say - You want something done? Give it to a busy person. Now that I’m not as busy, my procrastination trait has reared its ugly head. I used to use a palm pilot to help manage my calendar, but now I’m hoping to get my butt in gear and use my iPad to schedule things out. Time management is in the number one slot because I know if I got a handle on how I use all the hours in the day the rest of my list would fall into place with ease, my life would run more smoothly, and I could get more stories out to my faithful readers.

So how about you? Anything different you’re hoping to do in 2013? If you’re not ready to make your own list yet, how about checking out my latest release, written with my writing partner RM Sotera, Wild West Hauntings ~ now available at Evernight Publishing. Thanks!
~ A quick look into Wild West Hauntings ~ In Wild West Hauntings there’s a ghost, a poltergeist, the fear of losing one’s mind and the fear of harm coming to an unborn child. Spooky good times!
Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

C0ngrats g0 t0... as H0wl0ween Bl0g H0p W!nner ( @TheBlogHopSpot @evernightpub @rmsotera #SO )

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, commented and followed my blog during this year's Howloween Blog Hop. Your readership sure is appreciated! :)
Congrats go to Debby for winning one PDF copy of Wild West Hauntings & Jyl22075 for winning the special prize!
For the names of other winners, visit Howloween Blog Hop to find the links to the other blogs.
Also, stay tuned to my blogs for more celebrations coming this holiday season. :)
Happy Reading!
C.R. Moss

Last Day ~ H0wl0ween Bl0g H0p w. sp00ky excerpt ( @TheBlogHopSpot @evernightpub @rmsotera #MM )

Welcome to this year's Halloween "Howloween Blog Hop!"

* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (find the participants here: Howloween Blog Hop) the more chances you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize!

* For a chance of winning my author prize, which is one PDF copy of Wild West Hauntings, please comment on this post, leaving your first name and email address with the comment, and follow this blog. For even more chances at this prize, following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile. And for chances at a special surprise prize (could be a print book or two or a gift certificate or maybe even a goody box!) in addition to doing the above, visit the Double D blog HERE and my other pen name's (Casey Moss) blog HERE, comment and follow there for extra entries for the PDF and entry into the special drawing. Wait! There's more! For two more entries follow Casey at her Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. That'd be seven chances to win Wild West Hauntings! Please note, to be entered in the special drawing you have to at least comment & follow all three blogs. Everything else earns you extra entries. :)

* Today is the last day of the spooky excerpt. Good luck and happy hopping!


~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~ Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.
Excerpt
* Cold. So Cold.
* “Stop. Please. Stop,” she begged on a jagged plea. The visibility of her breath confirmed she wasn’t imagining the drop in temperature.
* Her panic stirred Damon. He stretched and then stilled. “Bristol? Baby?” There was strong alarm in his voice.
* “Ah … yes.” She sucked in a breath. “Oh … no, please stop.”
* He must have noticed the dial on the panty remote move to the high position at the same time that she whimpered the ‘stop please’ because he shot up in bed. His sleep-filled gaze was confused as he looked at Bristol.
* “Oh God. Oh God.” The orgasm ripped through her body, sending tremors through her limbs.
* Damon’s confused gaze turned to a wide-eyed stare and never once strayed from hers while the orgasm shook her body. When she’d finally gained enough breath to speak, she begged on the cusp of a yell, “Turn it off. Please.”
* Once her words had sunk in, Damon bolted off the bed, grabbed the remote and smashed it to the floor splintering the plastic into many pieces.
* Abruptly the vibrations halted.
* Finally.
* A slow, wicked chuckle seeped through the room, sending splinters of fear racing through her body. “What the hell was that? Damon?”

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, now available at Evernight Publishing, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Halloween & Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

C0me see me at @evernightpub bl0g t0day! ( #Follow @crmoss #MM )

I'm talking about the Halloween season today over at Evernight Publishing's blog today! Come on over, give the post a read and say "Hi!" I'd sure appreciate it. Visit: Evernight's Blog

Happy Reading!
C.R.

Six Sentence Sunday ~ Wild West Hauntings ( @rmsotera @evernightpub #sixsunday @6_Sunday ) for Oct. 28

Six Sentences from Wild West Hauntings

* Pressure. Rock solid.
* As if an invisible hand held her in place, she couldn’t move.
* Between the fear and bliss running through her body, she couldn’t speak loud enough to wake the man beside her—that was until the vibrations increased to high and the panic sifting through her body sent an urgent moan from her lips.
* Her gaze hit the nightstand again just in time to catch the dial move on its own once more increasing the speed of the ministrations between her legs.
* The temperature in the room dropped.

For more on book 1 in the series Wild West Weekend & information on book 2 Wild West Hauntings visit Double D Ranch Tales blog & for other Six Sentence participants visit www.sixsunday.com

Day 3 ~ H0wl0ween Bl0g H0p w. sp00ky excerpt ( @TheBlogHopSpot @evernightpub @rmsotera )

Welcome to this year's Halloween "Howloween Blog Hop!"

* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (find the participants here: Howloween Blog Hop) the more chances you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize!

* For a chance of winning my author prize, which is one PDF copy of Wild West Hauntings, please comment on this post, leaving your first name and email address with the comment, and follow this blog. For even more chances at this prize, following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile. And for chances at a special surprise prize (could be a print book or two or a gift certificate or maybe even a goody box!) in addition to doing the above, visit the Double D blog HERE and my other pen name's (Casey Moss) blog HERE, comment and follow there for extra entries for the PDF and entry into the special drawing. Wait! There's more! For two more entries follow Casey at her Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. That'd be seven chances to win Wild West Hauntings! Please note, to be entered in the special drawing you have to at least comment & follow all three blogs. Everything else earns you extra entries. :)

* Be sure to check back tomorrow for the last part of the spooky excerpt. Good luck and happy hopping!

~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~ Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.
Excerpt
For today's part of the spooky excerpt visit my Six Sentence Sunday post. Click HERE :)

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, now available at Evernight Publishing, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Halloween & Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

H0wl0ween Bl0g H0p ~ Day 2 ~ w. sp00ky excerpt ( @TheBlogHopSpot @evernightpub @rmsotera )

Welcome to this year's Halloween "Howloween Blog Hop!"

* Here's how it works... The more blogs you hop to (find the participants here: Howloween Blog Hop) the more chances you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize!

* For a chance of winning my author prize, which is one PDF copy of Wild West Hauntings, please comment on this post, leaving your first name and email address with the comment, and follow this blog. For even more chances at this prize, following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile. And for chances at a special surprise prize (could be a print book or two or a gift certificate or maybe even a goody box!) in addition to doing the above, visit the Double D Blog HERE and my other pen name's (Casey Moss) blog HERE, comment and follow there for extra entries for the PDF and entry into the special drawing. Wait! There's more! For two more entries follow Casey at her Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. That'd be seven chances to win Wild West Hauntings! Please note, to be entered in the special drawing you have to at least comment & follow all three blogs. Everything else earns you extra entries. :)

* Check back each day for the continuation of the spooky excerpt. Good luck and happy hopping!


~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~ Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.
Excerpt
* Nope. The vibration between her legs promised she wasn’t seeing things. Was it equipment malfunction? In horror her body opened up, and she spread her legs as the vibrations hit that special spot.
* Oh … this feels good.
* Embarrassed by her reaction to the stimulation, she closed her legs only to have the vibrations massaging her pussy increase.
* No. She had to stop this. Now.
* She nudged Damon in the side. He moaned in his sleep and changed positions, moving his body away from her. With both hands, palms down she firmly placed her hands on either side of her body and tried to push to a sitting position.

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, now available at Evernight Publishing, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Halloween & Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

H0wl0ween Bl0g H0p w. sp00ky excerpt ~ Day 1 ( #FF @TheBlogHopSpot @evernightpub @rmsotera )

Welcome to this year's Halloween "Howloween Blog Hop!"

* Here's how it works... The more blogs you hop to (find the participants here: Howloween Blog Hop) the more chances you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize!

* For a chance of winning my author prize, which is one PDF copy of Wild West Hauntings, please comment on this post, leaving your first name and email address with the comment, and follow this blog. For even more chances at this prize, following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile. And for chances at a special surprise prize (could be a print book or two or a gift certificate or maybe even a goody box!) in addition to doing the above, visit the Double D blog HERE and my other pen name's (Casey Moss) blog HERE, comment and follow there for extra entries for the PDF and entry into the special drawing. Wait! There's more! For two more entries follow Casey at her Facebook Page and Twitter Profile. That'd be seven chances to win Wild West Hauntings! Please note, to be entered in the special drawing you have to at least comment & follow all three blogs. Everything else earns you extra entries. :)

* Check back each day for the continuation of the spooky excerpt. Good luck and happy hopping!

~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~ Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.
Excerpt
* The coolness of the bedroom was the second odd occurrence that Bristol noticed after she’d woke unexpectedly in the room bathed by shadow and light. The first had been the baby’s unusual kicking pattern.
* What the…
* After sweeping her open palm over her stomach in the hopes of settling the little one, she glanced at Damon. As usual he was wrapped around her body with his legs across hers and his arm protectively draped around her belly bulge.
* She wasn’t shocked by the massive body heat he gave off because that was a normal occurrence for her man when he slept. No, it was the shiver that ran down her spine when her gaze rested on the panty remote on the nightstand near Damon’s head.
* The dial moved once.
* Fear followed by confusion plummeted through her body, and suddenly her mouth felt full of cotton.
* Surely her eyes played tricks on her.

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, now available at Evernight Publishing, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Halloween & Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

A Halloween Q&A with 'Wild West Hauntings' co-author: C.R. Moss ( @evernightpub @rmsotera #writer #so )

In preparation for the release of our spooky tale, Wild West Hauntings, I wanted to share a Halloween interview I did once upon a time…

Q1: What do you like most about Halloween?
A1: I’ve always liked the Halloween season – the crisp air, the colors, the sense of the macabre and all the horror films that come out. Then there’s the candy… ;) The night of Halloween is subdued. I meditate and reflect on the past year and coming year and honor those who have gone beyond the veil.

Q2: When creating a Paranormal/Supernatural/Horror tale, how do you choose what creatures/beings you want to write about?
A2: The characters and story normally dictate what creatures/beings I’ll use. Or if I get a creature/being in mind a story will wrap around it.

Q3: Have you ever dressed up like one of your characters for Halloween?
A3: Not yet, but that’d be a fun idea.

Q4: What scares you the most?
A4: I dislike spiders, and I have a fear of heights.

Q5: What is the first horror book/story that you remember reading?
A5: Stephen King's Pet Sematary

Q6: Do you look to your own phobias to find subject matter? Are your stories the products of nightmares, childhood experiences, fantasies?
A6: Sometimes I’ll use dreams/nightmares for my stories. And yes, I’ll incorporate phobias to add to the fear and tension of a story.

~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~
In Wild West Hauntings there’s a ghost, a poltergeist, the fear of losing one’s mind and the fear of harm coming to an unborn child. Spooky good times!
Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

Six Sentence Sunday ~ Wild West Hauntings ( #sixsunday @6_Sunday @rmsotera @evernightpub ) for Oct. 21

Coming soon (October 26, 2012) to Evernight Publishing! Six Sentences from Wild West Hauntings

* That she’d been having a relationship with a man in her dreams? Very juicy dreams with someone whose facial features have been nondescript? I know his name, have heard his voice, felt his body as we’ve loved each other, but I have no clue what he looks like since his face is always in dream shadow. With a deep sigh, she slid out of the car into the dry winter air of the high desert and grabbed her luggage from the trunk. Why am I even worrying about this? He’s just a figment of my overly-stressed mind.

For more on book 1 in the series Wild West Weekend & upcoming information on book 2 Wild West Hauntings visit Double D Ranch Tales blog & for other Six Sentence participants visit www.sixsunday.com

Highlighted in @CR_Richards Newsletter! ( @CRMoss @CaseyMoss_ @KillerconLV #lasvegas @rmsotera )

Hi all! I wanted to share with you a newsletter I was recently highlighted in. :)
A good friend of mine, CR Richards, came into town in September for the KillerCon conference. In her current newsletter, she shares her experiences about her trip to Las Vegas and the conference, including our jaunts to Springs Preserve and Red Rock Canyon NCA. She also features several authors and their books along with pictures from Casey Moss and a look into C.R. Moss & RM Sotera's upcoming release Wild West Hauntings. Lots of good stuff!
Read the newsletter HERE
For more about CR Richards read her interview HERE

Happy Reading!
C.R.

A short Q&A with 'Wild West Hauntings' co-author: C.R. Moss ( #FF @evernightpub @rmsotera )

Hi all! We're nearing the release date for Wild West Hauntings. Yay!
Earlier in the week you had a glimpse into RM Sotera's writing life, and today I wanted to share a few questions that have been asked of me in the past & my answers. :)

Q1: What is the best writing advice you ever received?
A1: Plant butt in chair and write every day. Turn off that internal editor and just write. Granted, sometimes I think this bit of advice is easier said than done—life gets in the way, the editing muse won’t shut up—but still, the advice is sound if one wants to be a successful writer.

Q2: What is a “must-have” for a writer’s bookshelf?
A2: I have a few… A good dictionary and thesaurus or links to online versions (for the basics); The Romance Writers’ Phrase Book by Jean Kent, Candace Shelton & The Millennium Phrase Book for Romance Writers by Rebecca Andrews (for creative inspiration); The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler (for story structure/inspiration)

Q3: How do you cope with set-backs?
A3: My level on how well I deal — let it roll off, get angry, get down, etc. — depends upon the set-back, but I usually have a good talk with a close friend or two and/or hubby and they help me to find solutions and feel better about what’s going on.

~ A look into Wild West Hauntings ~
Blurb
* In life and the afterlife, on the Double D Ranch one belief holds true—the power of love changes lives.
* With cowboys, ghosts, modern day women, hot dreams, pre-wedding relations and a bit of sexy time travel, life promises to be one wild time on the ranch again.
* Rachel Star has met the man of her dreams … literally. Too bad he’s a ghost. When true love crosses boundaries from dreams to reality and across time, the Double D ranch is the place it happens. It takes the love of a man from the past, Dalton Dougan, to bring love full circle in the present for Rachel.
* Bristol Ashcombe, soon to be Dougan, is ready to have her baby … and so is a poltergeist. Can the love of a woman for her man and child sustain her during the most horrible of terrors? Can the love between family and friends really dispel the evil haunting them?
* Wild West Hauntings — Double D Ranch Tales (Book 2), a contemporary, paranormal, erotic romance story set in Nevada.

For more on the first book in the series, Wild West Weekend, & the second book, Wild West Hauntings, visit The Double D Blog

Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

A look at 'Wild West Hauntings' co-author: RM Sotera ( @rmsotera @evernightpub #writer #SO )

Today we have co-author of Wild West Weekend & Wild West Hauntings, RM Sotera, visiting. RM is a romance vixen stuck in the body of a prim and proper woman. A transplant to Las Vegas, by day she is a wife, mom, taxi driver, counselor, and psychologist to her wild and, at times, crazy friends. But when the family goes to bed and the house is dark, she seeks refuge in her office where her deepest and sometimes darkest desires take hold. And…ultimately a story is born. She’s here today offering some insight about her life as an author.

So, RM, what inspired you to become a writer?
My imagination needed a place to come alive, thus on the pages of a book I can make this happen. I’ve always kept diaries and journals, so for me writing has always been a part of my life.

When did you attempt your first story? What length was it? What's become of it?
My first book was over 100,000 words, and I attempted and finished it while attending graduate classes. I needed something else to concentrate on besides academic journals and books, and I had a story that was itching to be told. The book had been revised and edited several times, and sent to several agents. The manuscript had over 60 rejection letters to its name (and I’m damned proud of them!) before it was picked up.

How many stories did you complete before you sold your first?
Many.

What genre(s) do you write in? What drew you to write in it/them? What’s your favorite genre of all to write in?
I write paranormal romance with erotic elements. I also have a humorous streak to my work. I’ve written contemporary. I’ve always loved vampires, witches, and things that go bump in the night, which is why paranormal romance is my favorite. It totally suits me. Though I am also working on a young adult, my favorite genre is paranormal, hands down.

What are the best and worst pieces of writing advice you ever received?
Let’s see…the best advice I received was to never give up on the dream if it’s what you really want to do, and to grow a thick skin. Also, to make time everyday to write, even if only for a short amount of time. And, don’t quit my day job hastily, wait to see what transpires. The worst piece of advice… I’m still waiting for the worst advice. To be honest, I hope it never comes.

How do you celebrate/deal with acceptance/rejection letters?
I’ve become quite the connoisseur with rejection letters. I can honestly say that at first, they devastated me. However, I started to get pissed after the 10th letter and decided that for every rejection I received I would send out 3 more query letters. Yeah…I’ve grown some thick skin and I keep moving forward. How did I celebrate when my first book was published? I jumped up and down in the privacy of my office, then had lunch with two of my favorite people. Seeing my words and name in print has been a dream come true. And I can honestly say…it keeps getting better. I love being optimistic, so I believe the best is yet to come! Every night before I go to bed, I hum the words to Don’t Stop Believing by Journey; it’s this writer’s lullaby. :)

*** Now for some fun info… ***
What’s your favorite color?
My favorite colors are red, black and grey. I like black the best even though it’s not considered a color.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
Say what? Forget the ice cream I’ll take the jar of cherries instead. And I’d like to place them all over… :)

Are you a morning person or night owl?
I am a morning person. And sometimes a night owl. I’m up by 5 am daily, and I can usually be found at my computer typing away at some story. I do my best writing in the early, early hours of the day. My muse, Styxx, loves to wake me at 2 AM.

***Find RM here***
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Amazon Author Page

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For a look at book 1 ~ Wild West Weekend & book 2 ~ Wild West Hauntings in the Double D Ranch Tales saga visit: DD Ranch Blog

Thank you for joining us here today, RM! It was a pleasure getting to know about you.

Six Sentence Sunday ~ Wild West Hauntings ( #sixsunday @6_Sunday @rmsotera @evernightpub ) for Oct. 14

Coming soon (October 26, 2012) to Evernight Publishing! Six Sentences from Wild West Hauntings

* Great. Not able to ignore it this time, Rachel bent forward and dropped her forehead onto the steering wheel. It wasn’t just any man speaking softly in the recesses of her consciousness, but Dalton, the man who’d been haunting her dreams the past few years. Now I know I really need some good sleep since he’s talking to me while I’m awake.
* What would her psychology professors, or the associates at the clinic where she’d recently been interviewed think if they knew what she’d been experiencing? That she’d been having a relationship with a man in her dreams?

For more on book 1 in the series Wild West Weekend & upcoming information on book 2 Wild West Hauntings visit Double D Ranch Tales blog & for other Six Sentence participants visit www.sixsunday.com

C0ngrats g0 t0... ( @evernightpub @drainbamagedgyz #SO )

During the past couple of weeks we've been celebrating Evernight Publishing's 2nd Birthday with a huge bash! There was an awesome scavenger hunt and blog hop in which many prizes were up for grabs. I, too, had prizes available for a lucky winner & I'm here to announce that person. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, commented and followed my blog. Your readership sure is appreciated! :)
Congrats go to Kathryn Merkel for winning an Evernight Publishing gift certificate and her choice of one of my books!
For the names of the grand prize winners, visit Evernight Publishing's Blog
Also, stay tuned to the blogs for more celebrations coming this holiday season. :)
Happy Reading!
C.R. Moss

B-day Bash ~ Last Day! ~ Evernight Publishing Bl0g H0p & WWH Inf0 part 3! ( #FF @evernightpub #kindle #DDRT )

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!


~ A message from the company ~ * Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.
* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes: a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
* Good luck and happy hopping!

To recap: For a chance of winning one of the Grand Prizes, please comment on this blog and Evernight's blog and follow each. Remember to leave your first name and email address in the comment. (If you already follow this blog and/or Evernight's Blog, please state in the comment that you're already a follower. :) ) For even more chances to win a Grand Prize, go to the blogs listed at the bottom of this post and comment/follow on them, too.

To enter to win my author prize, which is one PDF copy of either Stockings and Suspenders or Wild West Weekend and a $5.99 Evernight Publishing gift certificate (good for one or more EP books depending upon cost), please follow the instructions above. And for even more chances at this prize, comment on and follow The Double D Blog Also following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile.

* Next, there are of sales going on. Wild West Weekend is discounted over at All Romance eBooks as are all Evernight titles for the duration of the b-day bash (1st - 12th Oct). Select titles are also discounted on Amazon. This includes Wild West Weekend - the first book in the Double D Ranch Tales saga - which is on sale for $.99 here: Amazon.com. So if you haven't read Wild West Weekend yet & want to be caught up for when book 2, Wild West Hauntings, releases at the end of the month, pick up a copy today.

~ Excerpt from Wild West Hauntings ~ * She shuffled out of the graveyard, sparing him a glance as she walked by. He didn’t move to touch her or to say a kind word. His demeanor was like the night air, arctic and biting.
* Rachel blinked and the world around her shifted. For a brief moment her head swam with dizziness. Her vision cleared as if a thin, gauze-like veil had been lifted. She closed her eyes again, opened them and found herself on the path between the gravesite and the lodge, her bare feet irritated by the cold ground and craggy rocks.
* What the hell? I wasn’t dreaming?
* Hugging herself and rubbing her arms, she peeked over her shoulder. No one was in the cemetery. All she saw were the gnarled shadows created between the moonshine and trees—monster arms and claw-like shapes reminiscent of childhood nightmares. She bit off the urge to scream and ran toward the warmth of the building.

For more on Wild West Hauntings visit The Double D Blog


~ Links to Blogs for Birthday Blog Hop ~
Happy Birthday Evernight!

& Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

B-day Bash Day 11 ~ Evernight Publishing Bl0g H0p & WWH Inf0 part 2! ( #SO @evernightpub #kindle #DDRT )

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!


~ A message from the company ~ * Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.
* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes: a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
* Good luck and happy hopping!

To recap: For a chance of winning one of the Grand Prizes, please comment on this blog and Evernight's blog and follow each. Remember to leave your first name and email address in the comment. (If you already follow this blog and/or Evernight's Blog, please state in the comment that you're already a follower. :) ) For even more chances to win a Grand Prize, go to the blogs listed at the bottom of this post and comment/follow on them, too.

To enter to win my author prize, which is one PDF copy of either Stockings and Suspenders or Wild West Weekend and a $5.99 Evernight Publishing gift certificate (good for one or more EP books depending upon cost), please follow the instructions above. And for even more chances at this prize, comment on and follow The Double D Blog Also following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile.

* Next, there are of sales going on. Wild West Weekend is discounted over at All Romance eBooks as are all Evernight titles for the duration of the b-day bash (1st - 12th Oct). Select titles are also discounted on Amazon. This includes Wild West Weekend - the first book in the Double D Ranch Tales saga - which is on sale for $.99 here: Amazon.com. So if you haven't read Wild West Weekend yet & want to be caught up for when book 2, Wild West Hauntings, releases at the end of the month, pick up a copy today.

~ Excerpt from Wild West Hauntings ~ * A frigid touch on her shoulder startled her. She jumped to her feet and turned. “Dalton?”
* He looked strange, pale, as if he suffered from being freezing cold. “What are you doing here?”
* “I felt drawn to come here. I thought it was you pulling me. If not…” She glanced around. Shadows did a macabre dance over the gravesite. Her stomach roiled. “Then what are you doing here?”
* “You don’t belong here.” He raised a shaky arm and pointed at her. “You shouldn’t be here.”
* Why was he acting so weird? “Dalton? What’s going on? Are you all right?” She reached out and stepped toward him, but he backed away.
* “You need to go.” His arm swung and aimed toward the way she came. “You don’t know what you’ve done.”

For more on Wild West Hauntings visit The Double D Blog


~ Links to Blogs for Birthday Blog Hop ~
Happy Birthday Evernight!

& Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

B-day Bash Day 10 ~ Evernight Publishing Bl0g H0p & WWH Inf0 part 1! ( #WW @evernightpub #kindle #DDRT )

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!


~ A message from the company ~ * Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.
* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes: a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
* Good luck and happy hopping!

To recap: For a chance of winning one of the Grand Prizes, please comment on this blog and Evernight's blog and follow each. Remember to leave your first name and email address in the comment. (If you already follow this blog and/or Evernight's Blog, please state in the comment that you're already a follower. :) ) For even more chances to win a Grand Prize, go to the blogs listed at the bottom of this post and comment/follow on them, too.

To enter to win my author prize, which is one PDF copy of either Stockings and Suspenders or Wild West Weekend and a $5.99 Evernight Publishing gift certificate (good for one or more EP books depending upon cost), please follow the instructions above. And for even more chances at this prize, comment on and follow The Double D Blog Also following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile.

* Next, there are of sales going on. Wild West Weekend is discounted over at All Romance eBooks as are all Evernight titles for the duration of the b-day bash (1st - 12th Oct). Select titles are also discounted on Amazon. This includes Wild West Weekend - the first book in the Double D Ranch Tales saga - which is on sale for $.99 here: Amazon.com. So if you haven't read Wild West Weekend yet & want to be caught up for when book 2, Wild West Hauntings, releases at the end of the month, pick up a copy today.

~ Excerpt from Wild West Hauntings ~ * The unseen force compelling her to the family plot directed her to the center of the gravesite. She knelt before the dark gray headstone that was busted in half. The words on it were worn and chipped away, undecipherable. The letters on the other stones near it were just as bad. A light gray one a few feet away, no matter how she clawed and scraped at it to see the name, wouldn’t come clean. Something deep within her had her yearning to see the name, the dates, and the phrase written underneath the main information. How could she figure out who was buried in the graves if she couldn’t read the markers?

For more on Wild West Hauntings visit The Double D Blog


~ Links to Blogs for Birthday Blog Hop ~
Happy Birthday Evernight!

& Happy Reading from C.R. Moss

B-day Bash Day 9 ~ Evernight Publishing Bl0g H0p & WWW Inf0 part 2! ( #SO #DDRT @evernightpub #kindle )

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!


~ A message from the company ~
* Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.
* Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes: a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
* Good luck and happy hopping!

To recap: For a chance of winning one of the Grand Prizes, please comment on this blog and Evernight's blog and follow each. Remember to leave your first name and email address in the comment. (If you already follow this blog and/or Evernight's Blog, please state in the comment that you're already a follower. :) ) For even more chances to win a Grand Prize, go to the blogs listed at the bottom of this post and comment/follow on them, too.

To enter to win my author prize, which is one PDF copy of either Stockings and Suspenders or Wild West Weekend and a $5.99 Evernight Publishing gift certificate (good for one or more EP books depending upon cost), please follow the instructions above. And for even more chances at this prize, comment on and follow The Double D Blog Also following my Facebook page will earn you an extra entry as will following my Twitter profile.

* Next, there are of sales going on. Wild West Weekend is discounted over at All Romance eBooks as are all Evernight titles for the duration of the b-day bash (1st - 12th Oct). Select titles are also discounted on Amazon. This includes Wild West Weekend - the first book in the Double D Ranch Tales saga - which is on sale for $.99 here: Amazon.com. So if you haven't read Wild West Weekend yet & want to be caught up for when book 2, Wild West Hauntings, releases at the end of the month, pick up a copy today.

~ Excerpt from Wild West Weekend ~
* On the ground behind the heavy piece of furniture was a hefty quartz crystal paperweight. He picked it up from next to the power strip. If the plug was loose and this hit it… He shrugged and placed it back on the desk. Minutes later, everything under and behind the piece of furniture was secure and tight, tacked down. Marianne, or the so-called ghosts, wouldn’t be able to cause any more problems. At least he hoped not.

For more on Wild West Weekend visit The Double D Blog

~ Links to Blogs for Birthday Blog Hop ~

Happy Birthday Evernight!

& Happy Reading from C.R. Moss